Ash sifter



M. KAME'NSTEI N.

ASH SIFTER.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 28, I921.

Patented May 9-, 1922.

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ASH SIFTER.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 28,1921.

Patented Mai 9, 1922.

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INVENTOR Meyer fiww MEYEE KAMEEsTEIN, on NEW YORK, 1v. Y.

. ASH SIFTER.

Specification of Ietters Patent. Patented. May 9; 19212.

Application filed July 28, 1921. Serial No. 488,120. 1

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MEYER KAMENSTEIN, a citizen of the United States,and residentof New York city, in the county of Kings and State of NewYork, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ash Sifters,of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to an ash sifter of the type which includes abarrel top for fitting over the top of the ash barrel and a siftermember rockably mounted thereon and enclosed by a cover.

The primary object of the invention is to minimize the cost of suchdevices and incidental to this general desideratum further objects ofthe invention'are to provide a simplified structure of relatively fewparts, organized so that the parts will tend to mutually reinforceandbrace each other without necessarily providing parts forthisparticular purpose.

Still another object of the invention is'to provide an ash sifter whichcanbe easily manipulated to effect: the sifting operation and from whichthe'sifter cinders may be readily dumped Further it is required thatleakage of ashes into the outer air or overflowing of the same into theash barrel be minimized, if not entirely eliminated.

Various other objects and advantages of the invention will be in partobvious from.

an inspection of the accompanying drawings and inpart will be more fullyset forthin the following particular description of one form ofmechanism embodying my invention, and the invention also consists incertain new and novelfeatures of construction and combination of partshereinafter set forthan'd claimed. I

Inthe accompanying drawings i Figure l is a view of an ash barrel inside. elevation showing. a preferred embodiment of the inventioninstalled therein, iua closed and in an operative sifting position andwith parts broken away to show internal construction;

Figure 2 is a view similar to Figural showlng the cover open and theparts in the position of dumping the cinders from the sifter member; Y

Figure 3 .is "a transverse sectionalview taken on the line 33 of Figure1 looking in the direction'indicated by the arrow; and Figure 4 is aplan view looking down upon the device shown in Figure l and with the I'cover in openposition, i

In the following description and in the claims, parts will be identifiedby specific names for convenience of expression'but they are intended tobe as gener-icin their application to similar parts There is disclosedan ash barrel 10 of conas the art will permit.

'ventional structure on which is mounted an ash barrel top 11 preferablydesigned so as to have a close fit andthus minimize leakage between theash barrel and'the; top. The top is provided centrally thereof with arecv tangular. opening 12. The portion of the top outliningthe openingis reinforced by encircling the same abouta reinforcing wire 13. Thelapping opening are interrupted at opposite sides to expose the wire andthus constitute bearings 15 and 16 and the portion of the top to theoutside of each bearing and in line there with is cut away to provideapertures 17 and side the form'of an upwardly facing hook which dependsdownwardly from the plane of the top as shown in Figure 1 and provides asupport for an' ash receptacle 2() herein shown to be a bucket.v Thebarrel top-11 is also providedwith a flat cover21 having extensionslooped. about exposed portions of the reinforcing wire 13 to tion forthe cover;

'fo'rcingwire not only actsto reinforce the edges '14 outlining the 18.The top is also provided to the outof the aperture 18 with a hanger 19in portion of the cover top outliningthe opening but also constitutesthe bearing for supporting the-sifter member and constitutes the hingepin forthe cover. 7 7

The sifter member 22 is of, substantially semi-cylindrical form andincludes 0 sitely disposedinclined ends 23 and 2 1and a topoutliningedge 25 togetherwithscreening material 26-disposedtherebetween. The top edge 25 of the sifter member is of the samerectangular configuration as the open ing, is disposed substantiallyin'the plane of the barrel topand fits the opening so that overflowmaterial in the sifter membenwill not leak into the. ash barrel betweenthe sifter member and the adjacent portion of the barrel top. I It isappreciated that the element of manufacturing cost in devicesof thiskind is vital to the perfection of a commercially acceptable device andaccordingly it is made of as thin grade ot stock material as ispossible. In order to reinforce the sitter member when so constructedthere is disclosed a reinforcing rod 27 which extends between the ends23 and 24: so as to maintain the same braced in spaced apart position.The portions ot the rod at opposite ends of the reintorcing portion areformed into looped members 28 and 29 which overlap the adjacent ends,overhang the bearings and thus provide a means tor supporting the sittermemher in oscillatory position. Each of the loop members include aninner part 29 which extends along and engages the inner tace ot theadjacent wall and is held thereto by straps 30 riveted to the ends. Anouter portion 31 of each looped member extends clownwardly into theapertures 17 and 18 to complete the loop. The end of the reintorcing rodat the end torming the loop 29 is again bent back upon itself so as toform an S- shape art 82, the tree end of which projects upwardly pastthe cover to torm a rocking handle 33. The opposite end ot the rod isextended downwardly tor some material dis tance below the upper edge ofthe sitter so as to provide a relatively long hinge member 34. Thishinge member 34: has a length approximately equal to the distancebetween the bearing 1.6 and the outer edge of the barrel top, so thatthe sitter member can be raised bodily from the opening and moved intotilted position to dump the contents thereof into the ash receptacle 20.

By means of a device such as is disclosed it is possible to provide'asimple, inexpensive and reinforced structure which can be stamped toshape and assembled practically without the use ot skilled labor andwithout any necessity tor refined machining.

WVhile I have shown and described, and

have pointed out in the annexed claims, certain novel features of myinvention, it will be understood that various omissions, substitutionsand changes in the form and de tails ot the device illustrated and inits operation may be made by those skilled in the art without departingfrom the spirit ot the invention.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1. An ash sitter comprising a barrel top provided with an opening, areinforcing wire encircled by the portion of the barrel top outliningthe opening. a sitter member depending belowsaid Opening and providedwith hooks at opposite sidesthereot and hung on said reinforcing wirethereby to suspend the sitter member tor oscillatory movement and acover hinged to said reinforcing member for closing said opening withthe sitter in place.

2. An :ash sitter comprising a barrel top provided with an opening; areinforcing wire encircled by the portion of the barrel top outliningthe opening, a sitter member dependingbelow said opening and providedwith hooks at opposite sides thereot and hung on said reinforcing wirethereby to suspend the sitter member tor oscillatory movement and acover hinged to said reinforcing member tor closing said opening withthe sitter in place, and a handle projecting upvardly through the coverfrom the sitter tor oscillating the same.

3. An ash sitter comprising a barrel top provided with an opening andhaving bearings at opposite sides of the opening, a sitter memberprovided with loop members at opposite sides tor engaging the bearingsand thus mount the sitter members tor oscillatory movement about an axisextending between the bearings and across the opening, one of said loopmembers coaeting with its bearing to torm 'a hinge connection and theother loop member being tr'ee to be litted trom its bearing whereby thesitter member may be swung trom the opening thereby to dump itscontents.

4:. An ash sitter comprising a barrel top provided with an opening andhaving bearings at opposite sides otthe opening, a sitter memberprovided with loop members at opposite sides tor engaging the bearingsand thus mount the sitter members tor oscillatory movement about an axisextending between the bearings and across the opening, one of said loopmembers coacting with its bearing to form a hinge connection and theother loop member being tree to be lifted from its bearing whereby thesitter member may be swung from the opening thereby to dump its contentsand a hanger secured to the barrel top adjacent said hinge connectionand adapted to support an ash receptacle tor ilgeceiving the dumpingsfrom the sitter mem- 5. An ash sitter comprising a barrel top providedwith an opening and having bearings at opposite sides of the opening, asitter member provided with loop members at opposite sides for engagingthe bearings and thus mount the sitter members tor oscillatory movementabout an axis extending between the bearings and across the opening, oneof said loop members coacting with its bearing to torm: a long hingeconnection extending from the top ot the sitter member down the adjacentside tor a distance approximately equal to the distance tromthe openingto the outer edge of the barrel top, and the other loop member beingtree to be litted from its bearing whereby the sitter member may beswung from the opening thereby to dump its contents. 1

'6. In an ash sitter, the combination of a Hat barrel top having anopening with heatings at opposite ends thereotand in the plane of thetop,.a sitter member positioned insaid opening with its top disposednormally in the plane of said top and substantially closing the openingto prevent overflow from the sifter member leaking past the barrel top,extensions from opposite sides of the Sifter member demountably engagingsaid bearings to hang the sitter-member for oscillatory movement and forpermitting the removal of all parts of the sifter member from theopening.

7. In an ash sifter, the combination of a barrel top having an openingand a pair of apertures on opposite sides of the opening, the portion ofthe top between each aperture and the opening providing a bearing, asifter member disposed within the opening and extending below the same,loop members at opposite ends of thesifter member resting on thebearings and with an inner part of each secured to the Sifter member andan outer part passed downwardly through the adjacent aperture.

8. In an ash sifter, the combination of a barrel top having an openingand a pair of apertures on opposite sides of the opening, the portion ofthe top between each aperture and the opening providing a bearing, asifter member disposed within the opening and extending below the same,loop members at opposite ends of the Sifter member resting on thebearings and with an inner part of each out of the opening whilemaintaining a physical connection between the barrel top and the movablesifter member.

- 9. In an ash sifter, the combination of a barrel, a top therefor, saidtop having an opening, a sitter member in. said opening, a

reinforcing rod extending across the Sifter member to brace the same,the portion of the rod at opposite sides of the Sifter member being eachbent upon themselves into loop members pivotally engaging the top.

10. In an ash sifter, the combination of a barrel top having ber in saidopening, a reinforcing rod extending across the sifter member to bracethe same, of the rod belng' bent into a loop and the other end beingbent into an S to form a 100 and a handle.

igned at New York city in the county of New York and State of New Yorkthis 21st day of July, A. D. 1921.

MEYER 'KAMENSTEIN.

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